| Method | GET /_config/section/key | |
| Request | None | |
| Response | Value of the specified key/section | |
| Admin Privileges Required | no | |
Gets a single configuration value from within a specific configuration section. For example, to obtain the current log level:
GET http://couchdb:5984/_config/log/level Accept: application/json
Returns the string of the log level:
"info"
The returned value will be the JSON of the value, which may be a string or numeric value, or an array or object. Some client environments may not parse simple strings or numeric values as valid JSON.